Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deal a hand

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
deal a -hand
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To distribute a hand of cards at random to a player.

verb

To assign circumstances in life to someone.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the sense of a hand in card games, as the outcome of a game depends on the hands that are dealt.

Inflected Forms

deals a hand (present, singular) dealing a hand (participle, present) dealt a hand (participle, past) dealt a hand (past)

Phrases

deal a bad hand deal a good hand

Questions

What does deal a hand mean?
To distribute a hand of cards at random to a player.
Where does deal a hand come from?
From the sense of a hand in card games, as the outcome of a game depends on the hands that are dealt.

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